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We have a winner! "Ellwood's Coffee: a community place" is our new coffee shop name. The name was submitted by an ET employee; second runner up will be announced and receive free coffee for a month once the coffee shop opens mid-summer. The shop will be in the building formerly known as High's and later the Blue Fox Café.
Are you an exhibitionist? Of art, of course. Ellwood Thompson's invites you to our casting call. We're calling all artists who would like to see their work displayed in our store. We have a special place in our collective hearts for art that's created with reused/recycled/sustainable/earth-friendly materials.
To be considered please review the list below and send the necessary information to: art@ellwoodthompsons.com
What ET needs:
• A photograph of the art (If digital files aren’t available, please drop off submissions at the customer service desk in an envelope marked Non-Digital Art Submission. Please provide copies that ET can keep.)
• Description of materials used
• Time available
• A photo of yourself or something visual to represent you along with a brief (up to 100-word) bio
• Your name and contact information
Events
The Carter Jones Park Project: Celebrating the Earth Mother - Saturday, May 10, 10 AM - 4 PM (Get directions to the park)
Sneed's Nursery and Ellwood Thompson's plant a community garden and upgrade other areas of the park. Join us for a day in the park filled with festivities, food, and fun for all!
Children's activities, live performances (musicians, magician/juggler), demos, samples and more
Farmers Market - May 14, 3:30 - 7:30 PM under the billboards in ET's parking lot. Join ET and some of our favorite local farmers and purveyors at Ellwood Thompson's first-ever farmers' market! We'll be there every Wednesday from now until mid October. Come on out, join the fun and discover the best local goods available.
Stone Circle of Friends - finding a cure for MMD - Saturday, May 17. Join the Stone Circle of Friends in helping to find a cure for MMD, the most common form of adult Muscular Dystrophy. Learn more
Broad Appetit - Sunday, May 18. Visit the inaugural Broad Appétit Food Festival! Featuring Richmond's favorite food purveyors, restaurants, chefs and artisans, including ET Executive Chef Jannequin Bennett. The event is free and is designed to feed mind, body and soul with an eclectic mix of crafts and art, more food than you can imagine and a huge kid's area with puppet shows and story-telling. A performing arts stage will host musical acts and performance artists, and will feature demonstrations from fascinating folks like food revolution leader Joel Salatin (we're proud to be the only Richmond retailer of his Polyface products). Read more
Community Classroom
Clean Beauty - Saturday, May 10, 12 - 3 PM. Dr. Hauschka customer education day at Ellwood's! A certified Hauschka Educator will be available to answer basic customer questions in our Nourish department. Personal consultations are also available.
Introduction to Healing with Flower Essences - Saturday, May 14, 2 - 3 PM. This class, taught by with Callia Wolff, includes a history, a description of how essences are made, and an overview of how to use essences for mental and emotional healing, balance and well being.
Green Roofs - Saturday, May 17, 2 - 3 PM. Explore the costs and benefits of a green roof to help minimize your carbon footprint and achieve better insulation. Join us as we discuss live roofs! Ancient civilizations knew the benefits of a green roof and so can you. What better way to make your house green than to start at the top?
Introduction to Healing with Flower Essences - Saturday, May 18, 2 - 3 PM. This class, taught by with Callia Wolff, includes a history, a description of how essences are made, and an overview of how to use essences for mental and emotional healing, balance and well being.
Limited free consultations for personal blends following class.
Introduction to Belgian Beers - Tuesday, May 27, 7 PM. The first of two classes that will explore world-famous Belgian beers. Tasting included.
Ellwood's Book Club
Don’t forget to join our book club for lively book discussions and tasty refreshments! Book Club members enjoy reading and discussing books that focus on the environment, sustainable agriculture, nutrition, and other similar topics of interest. We meet every other month in the evening in Ellwood Thompson's Community Classroom.
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Samples!
Please join us for wine samplings Fridays at 5 PM and Saturdays at 3 PM.
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